For a long time I believed that the technology of the Volvo – compared to other premium brands – is rather traditional. However, I have my doubts recently. Until then, the full clapping of the Blinkrelais reminded me of the ride in the VW-Käfer about 20 years ago. The Klack Klack Klack has always been like this, is like this today and will always be like this at Volvo. I thought. Until I first activated the warning flasher and immediately missed this sound. Was the flasher broken? Was the relay contact broken. But a gang around the car showed that everything was flashing and everything was fine. Only the full clapping of the Blinkrelais was missing completely. Since then I can imagine that Volvo is only faking the tradition. The cracking sound of the Blinker is synthetic and virtual and is probably only generated by a microprocessor-controlled sound system when the Blinklebel is activated. Fortunately, the development engineers forgot to integrate the Blinklebster into this system. the fact that the Volvo’s technology is in line with the state of the art that other vehicles will only reach in twenty years’ time – if at all. Or is there another reason why the warning flasher doesn’t crack?